höflich
Meaning
polite (well-mannered)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
höf‧lich
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhøːflɪç/
Etymology
From Middle High German hovelich (“in accordance with the customs of the court”), which is derived from Middle High German hof, from Old High German hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą. By surface analysis, Hof + lich. In a similar way is Old French cortois derived from cort.
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